Docker Compose overview (opens in new tab)

Docker Compose runs multi-container applications from a single YAML file. One command can start an API, a database, a message broker, and supporting tools for local development - without installing each service on the host machine. This post covers Compose concepts and commands. For ready-made stacks, see the service-specific posts linked at the end (Postgres/Redis, RabbitMQ, MongoDB, Kafka, DynamoDB/SQS). Prerequisites Docker Engine installed Compose V2 - use docker compose (with a space). C...